I can only relate my grandfather's experience since we have copies of his boarding ticket from 1906 for the Sicilian Prince out of the port of Naples. He boarded on 24 April 1906 at Naples and the ship made stops at Messina and Palermo with arrival at New York 11 May 1906. I've included the image of his boarding ticket. Note that the month of embarkation is incorrect. It should be 4 (Apr) not 3 (Mar). Ticket states trip duration to be 16 days.
Giuseppe Epifano Biglietto d'Embarco

Biff

"To dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands"

I noticed that trips taken after 1900 and around the time your grandfather came over took less time, of course. Therefore, I am wondering if a trip in 1887, which is almost 20 years prior to your grandfather's trip took much longer or if the difference was insignificant, i.e. instead of two weeks perhaps one month??

Yes, thank you for the information on the Burgundia. I was able to find most of it but at this point I'm guessing that it could have taken longer than 2 weeks to come over. Nevertheless, I don't assume it could have taken more than 1, 2 or even 3 months.

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